All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

RTH: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

RTH total return snapshot: RTH returned +8.84% over the past year and +8.31% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 2, 2001, RTH is up +1,158.45% in nominal total return, or +10.45%/yr, and is currently −1.52% below its total-return high on Aug. 10, 2026.

Data ending Wed Oct. 21, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2001-05-02💬 to Wed 2026-10-21 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
RTH
×
+1,158.45%
+10.45%/yr
+12.55%/yr
R2=0.945
VanEck Retail ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2001-05-02💬 to Wed 2026-10-21 Start
Value
End
Value
RTH
×
$10,000.00
2001-05-02
$125,845.04
2026-10-21

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-21

  YTD YoY
RTH
×
+8.31% +8.84%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
RTH
×
−1.52%
on 2026-10-21
from 2026-08-10 peak
−41.79%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-07-13 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-10-21 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
RTH
×
+8.84% +25.65%
+12.09%/yr
+68.54%
+19.01%/yr
+52.47%
+8.80%/yr
+290.12%
+14.58%/yr

Annual Returns

Year RTH
2026 (YTD) +8.31%
2025 +12.36%
2024 +20.02%
2023 +20.07%
2022 −17.67%
2021 +24.94%
2020 +31.62%
2019 +29.06%
2018 +3.87%
2017 +22.45%
2016 −0.72%
2015 +10.95%
2014 +18.24%
2013 +40.23%
2012 +26.60%
2011 +7.21%
2010 +15.54%
2009 +27.22%
2008 −18.00%
2007 −4.85%
2006 +7.17%
2005 +1.90%
2004 +10.20%
2003 +30.27%
2002 −27.33%
2001 −0.31%